thanks for sharing your story. I really miss California. I grew up by sea world in san diego. I got to spend my summers with relative from my stepmom in Europe. One of my favorite places was the Rhein Falls in Switzerland and the beautiful alps on the way to Austria. I was treated great all over Europe ( it was the 60's and 70's) In america most people are helpful and kind too. We are a retired military family so we are difinetly proud to be americans. We are glad your experiences here were good ones. We have lived in Hawaii and places both on the east and west coast. So right now we are glad to just be settled down and be in one place now.